Theives- AchieverReview by Dani Jamieson

Sigh…alright, folks. Cue Darth Vader music and brace yourselves for this review. Thieves’s new album, Achiever, and I now have a very much complicated relationship. The reason being? Well- if you’ve read any other album reviews by me, you’ll know that I am VERY picky when it comes to pop-punk, and I can’t stress this enough- a band cannot, CANNOT, simply rely on fast-paced powerchords, speeding drums, and harsh vocals to be good. Unfortunately, Thieves is a hair away from falling into that dark little pit for lacking in creativity. Album starts out like they all do- fast vocals, drums and guitar, (yawn). To be completely honest- I have nothing to say about this song. It leaves me with no taste in my mouth. But the thing is, is that I WANT to like their songs, they’re like any other band; They just want to make it and because of that fire in their hearts- I want to support them but…but…gah! Whatever- I’m gonna stop being a negative Nancy and get to the positives: Thieves just so happened to swiftly get away with me having a better taste for them with the aid of their second song, 'The Wisdom Of Insecurity'. The vocal variation as well as the harmonic essence between all of the instruments (finally) really helped save me from pressing the "stop" button on iTunes. Part of the issue for me is that in some of their songs, all of the instruments sound like they’re competing with each other as opposed to working together, but they drift away from that in this song. Sadly…this happens to be the only song I’ve placed onto my iPod. Once again, le sigh. So with a heavy heart, I shall again say- I’ve heard it all before, guys! Trust me, I believe in Thieves's potential. Only time, practice, and thinking outside of the box will get them there farther than relying on the safe stuff. I still urge that many people still check them out. Just because a fool like me doesn’t like them doesn’t mean you won’t!